Official Name: | Hareid |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunnmøre |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Hareid Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.57 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 3,428 |
Population Density Km2: | 1334 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6060 Hareid |
Coordinates: | 62.3704°N 6.029°W |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Hareid is the administrative centre of Hareid Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern coast of the island of Hareidlandet, along the Sulafjorden. The village has a shopping center, some industry, a hotel, and Hareid Church.[2]
The 2.57km2 village has a population (2018) of 3,428 and a population density of .[3]
The Norwegian County Road 61 runs from Hareid to the town of Ulsteinvik on the other side of the island. There is also a ferry that runs between Hareid and Sulesund across the Sulafjorden on the island of Sula. There is another road heading north from Hareid to the village of Brandal, and it heads south to the village of Hjørungavåg.